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The Banality of Good and Evil: Moral Lessons from the Shoah and Jewish Tradition (Moral Traditions Series) - Hardcover
Book 6 of 60: Moral Traditions
Synopsis
David Blumenthal develops a new theory of human behaviour,that identifies the social and psychological factors that foster both good and evil behaviours.
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Review
"Blumenthal has written an unusually well reasoned, well researched, and well presented book involving his post-Holocaust moral and religious reflections on preventing future genocides... Blumenthal's effort to integrate his science-based findings about values with selected prosocial teachings in Judaism and to commend this approach for those of other faiths adds a traditional richness to his work." -- "Choice"
"Learned, eloquent, and engaging." -- "Ethics"
"It is a pleasure and a privilege to offer this review of this excellent book... Blumenthal is to be commended for the brilliance and the erudition with which he has handled a very difficult and provocative subject in this masterful work." -- "Conservative Judaism"
About the Author
David R. Blumenthal is Jay and Leslie Cohen Professor of Judaic Studies in the Department of Religion at Emory University. Among his numerous other books are God at the Center (Harper & Row, 1988/Jason Aronson, 1994) and Facing the Abusing God: A Theology of Protest (Westminster/John Knox, 1993).
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